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September 6, 2019, 06:53 PM | #1 |
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TX - Lt. Gov. Patrick Defies NRA to Support UBCs
https://www.khou.com/article/news/po...8-f78ab0ee5219
Dan Patrick is saying private sales must undergo background checks. Since the legislature is adjourned until 2021, he won’t have much chance to do it anytime soon; but he has the power and ability to push it through in 2021. Let him know what you think: https://www.ltgov.state.tx.us/contact/ |
September 6, 2019, 06:55 PM | #2 |
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I wonder who all is in his donor list.
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September 7, 2019, 09:33 AM | #3 |
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Wanna bet it is Bloomberg that is the biggest donor?
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September 7, 2019, 09:46 AM | #4 |
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I won't be surprised to see other RINOS cave on gun control, Trump himself banned bump stocks because one may have been used in a crime.
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Mostly oil barons, real estate and big business. He is a functional moron. A while back he claimed the school shootings happen because schools have too many doors.
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I think PPS are going to be the next freedom to fall. Once we have defacto registration we will soon after have real registration.
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Farmers Ins Group== I wonder how many farmers approved that donation.
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September 7, 2019, 06:44 PM | #10 |
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At the very least, he ought to be required to explain on television how UBCs work in the absence of full firearms registration at the state or federal level.
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UBC even w/o registration, at the federal level, isn't going to happen anyway..And even if registration was included, it wouldn't apply to the 360million ++ guns now held in private hands..
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Because it is impractical and unenforceable? We all know that hasn’t made any difference in gun laws since before many of us were born. |
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How would that happen at the federal level..registering 387MILLION guns? Of the guns I own, only a small portion were acquired via a BGC..others family gifts.. I know, I know, "registration=confiscation"..that not on the table either particularly considering the SCOTUS rulings..A few on one side of the isle yelling doesn't =legislation.
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Right now, you can make a solid argument that allowing you to keep a six-shot .22 revolver only in your home after you obtain a firearms license, training, and register the handgun for several hundred dollars in fees and a few days of your time is perfectly in keeping.
So, while I would agree with the interpretation that Heller forbids confiscation of wide categories of firearms, that is far from a done deal. Not a single circuit court or SCOTUS has yet said that bans on classes of firearms violates Heller. And while you characterize it as “a few on one side of the aisle”, it is actually every single Presidential candidate and 100% of the Congressional leadership of the Democratic party supporting gun control even beyond what YOU personally support. And as you point out, there are several Republicans willing to join them, not the least of whom may be our mercurial President. The fact that it isn’t feasible or realistic means nothing. Both the states and feds have passed laws that aren’t feasible or realistic to comply with. Go look at the Calguns flow chart for banned weapons to see an example. You are willfully ignoring many danger signs; but you’re probably right that at least in the short term you’ll just have those family heirlooms declared illegal without any real effort to confiscate them. You’ll just lose the life you know if you get caught with them. |
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AND, as I pointed out, more than a few GOP have mentioned support for UBC and RFL..like the guy in the big chair, trump, altho that really means little. BTW-A quote from Chuck Schumer Quote:
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For some other office holders, the problem isn't a mercurial nature but that they are weak links. Mike Dewine, Ohio's governor, has been out selling a RFL. Following Parkland, there were some members of the House from Florida who folded pre-emptively. Greg Abbott and Mike Dewine don't mean there isn't a general pattern. They indicate that a general pattern isn't going to be a guaranty of future performance, and that you shouldn't trust them, and in just the same way you shouldn't really be placing too much trust in any office holder. Quote:
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Honestly the best way to get to them is through the wallet. If you donate even a small annual amount ($25-100) to their campaign fund you will be on their mailing list. Later when they are feeling that weakness in their knees you strengthen the resolve by telling them you won't be sending them any more money due to the changes in their beliefs no longer representing who you are. It's surprising how responsive politicians are to even small donors.
Just make sure you give them your spam Email address some of them (Rand Paul, looking your way) will bomb you with email three times a day during the week and nine times a day on the weekend.
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While the OP refers to Texas' Lt Gov, I see our erstwhile OH-IO governor mentioned. DeWine is in his last political office, no plans to ever run again, unlike his predecessor. But he's a Republican with an overwhelmingly Republican legislature. They want to get reelected, and they know Ohio is a true swing state. I mean we have a conservative Republican and a liberal Democrat for Senators. So they are all checking the pulse of their district. They raised the gas tax, somewhat of a surprise. And they will almost surely pass a "red flag" law. UBC? My guess is they will let Congress take the heat for that.
In politics, you can stake out a few "no compromise" positions, but too many on the wrong side of the electorate, and you're suddenly a political commentator. Just political reality. I don't know whether Mark Twain or Judge Tucker said it first, but, "No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session." |
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